Maryland Senate Bill 790 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Clarifying that a person who has charge or custody of an animal and who unnecessarily fails to provide the animal with proper air, proper space, proper shelter, or proper protection from the weather is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against abuse or neglect of an animal; and clarifying that a person who intentionally mutilates, intentionally tortures, intentionally cruelly beats, or intentionally cruelly kills an animal is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against aggravated cruelty to animals.

Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability

Sen. William Smith [D]

2017-03-28 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (136-1) (Y: 136 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-03 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187
2017-04-05	Senate	Returned Passed
2017-04-04	House	Third Reading Passed (136-1)
2017-03-31	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-31	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-31	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2017-03-29	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-06	House	First Reading Judiciary
2017-03-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-03-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-02-27	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2017-02-21	Senate	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0790?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0790f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0790t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_187_sb0790t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0000/sb0790.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0790_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0790_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0790,s-0410&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0790,h-1144&stab=02&ys=2017RS